GWT: Champions League - MW 5

[luiginb]

VAR calls the ref, penalty is likely.

The typical one that if the ref calls it on the field it stays, but he didn't so ...

Barcola can't play on the left.

 

[Evilo]

Maybe dive was too harsh, but definitely tried to buy one from extremely minimal contact.

Agreed.

That was a handball however.

 

[hatterson]

Should never be a handball under sane rules, although I'm a little surprised that it wasn't given under UEFA rules since UEFA has generally take the approach that defenders need to play without arms.

 

[Evilo]

I have no idea how handballs are called now. Player has arm outstretched, no pen.

 

[JoVel]

He needed to respond after getting some stick from the DFB for turning down a call-up to the U21 team.

I'd hope with both him and Malen finally scoring again in the last two games, they would build some confidence and get back to the level they can be at. Although Malen wasn't exactly good today.

 

[luiginb]

Agreed.

That was a handball however.

It came off of his thigh, that negates the pen.

 

[Evilo]

75% possession now.

It came off of his thigh, that negates the pen.

But arm pointing like that should mean pen.

 

[luiginb]

75% possession now.


But arm pointing like that should mean pen.

75 possession, 0-1 loss, the Luis Enrique special. Newcastle are still working harder.

I don't disagree about that, but that's the rule.

This is also the type of game where Eddie Howe should remember he's not at Bournemouth anymore. This Newcastle team is too good to be parking the bus this way, PSG are one bounce away from equalizing most of the second half.

 

[hatterson]

The arm is in a natural position. When human beings move around their arms are very rarely directly by their side.

Add onto that, the ball was moving away from the goal so it's not like there's any argument he's trying to make his body bigger to block a chance.

A sane handball rule would never give stuff like that unless you want the rule to simply be that if it touches your arm it's an automatic pen no matter what.

 

[Evilo]

Nah, it's really miraculous right now. Nothing to do with Enrique.
Pope has saved two sure goals, an Mbappe shot was deflected by nothing but luck, etc, etc, etc...

The arm is in a natural position. When human beings move around their arms are very rarely directly by their side.

Add onto that, the ball was moving away from the goal so it's not like there's any argument he's trying to make his body bigger to block a chance.

A sane handball rule would never give stuff like that unless you want the rule to simply be that if it touches your arm it's an automatic pen no matter what.

It's called 80% of the time really.
I'm not saying it's scandalous it was not given. But it is called all the time.

How long since Newcastle reached the half pitch line?

 

[Evilo]

23 shots to 5.
PSG is getting FMed BADLY.

 

[hatterson]

Nah, it's really miraculous right now. Nothing to do with Enrique.
Pope has saved two sure goals, an Mbappe shot was deflected by nothing but luck, etc, etc, etc...


It's called 80% of the time really.
I'm not saying it's scandalous it was not given. But it is called all the time.

How long since Newcastle reached the half pitch line?

It's called all of the time in UEFA competitions and most domestic leagues because the UEFA interpretation of the handball rule is stupid.

The PL goes a bit in the other direction, but penalizing random touches of the ball when the player is in a natural human body position and is clearly not trying to block anything is really dumb.

 

[gary69]

Mbappe did everything else well there but score, shooting wide.

 

[luiginb]

Mbappe did everything else well there but score, shooting wide.

Surprised how physically strong he is, the Newcastle defender just bounced off of him.

 

[JoVel]

What a play by Adeyemi, a shame Füllkrug couldn't finish.

 

[Evilo]

It's called all of the time in UEFA competitions and most domestic leagues because the UEFA interpretation of the handball rule is stupid.

The PL goes a bit in the other direction, but penalizing random touches of the ball when the player is in a natural human body position and is clearly not trying to block anything is really dumb.

But it's UEFA.

Now OMG Mbappe ..... How does that not go in?

 

[cgf]

What a play by Adeyemi, a shame Füllkrug couldn't finish.

Was just typing those exact same words

 

[luiginb]

It's called all of the time in UEFA competitions and most domestic leagues because the UEFA interpretation of the handball rule is stupid.

The PL goes a bit in the other direction, but penalizing random touches of the ball when the player is in a natural human body position and is clearly not trying to block anything is really dumb.

Ball came off of Miley's thigh, that's never given.

 

[hatterson]

But it's UEFA.

Now OMG Mbappe ..... How does that not go in?

Right, as I said I was a little surprised it wasn't given (didn't see the thigh touch, which would negate it) given how UEFA usually calls things, I'm saying their current interpretation of the rule is deeply stupid.

 

[Evilo]

WTF. Barcola could have a hattrick.

 

[hatterson]

This is comical at this point. xG Gonna be like 7-1

 

[Evilo]

This is comical at this point. xG Gonna be like 7-1

I doubt Newcastlle reaches 1 xG frankly.

 

[Power Man]

Mbappe did everything else well there but score, shooting wide.

That bicycle kick lol

 

[hatterson]

I doubt Newcastlle reaches 1 xG frankly.

The goal would have been a really high xG chance which gets them close on its own.

 

[cgf]

Terzic should go full Pep with BVB

Füllkrug - Moukoko
Adeyemi/Malen - Brandt - Bynoe Gittens
Can/Özcan - Sabitzer/Nmecha/Süle
Schlotterbeck - Hummels - Bensebaini/Süle
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